Key Findings of Background Research. Over the last two-and-half years, AID has overseen research covering a broad range of topics and conducted by several different groups and individuals. In 2011, AID selected First Data Government Solutions, LP (First Data) and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as primary contractors for Arkansas’s Marketplace planning activities. First Data had three subcontractors, SCIO Inspire (formerly Solutia), Xxxxxx and Associates, and Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC). The latter two are Arkansas-based companies. The UAMS work was performed by Partners for Inclusive Communities, the College of Public Health, and Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI), home to Arkansas’s Surgeon General. In 2012, AID contracted with the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) to conduct a survey and gather additional information about the Arkansas insurance marketplace and likely promoters or barriers to issuer participation in the federal Health Insurance Marketplace in Arkansas. We also consulted with actuaries to assess the financial implications of state insurance mandates on eligible Essential Health Benefit (EHB) benchmark plans. Following our initial planning review and discussions of potential strategies to mitigate the impact of expected consumer “churning” among Insurance Affordability Programs in Arkansas, and at CCIIO’s recommendation, AID entered into a professional services contract with Manatt Health Solutions to identify continuity of care/coverage issues and assist in outlining potential strategies to minimize the impact of churning. XXXX also analyzed the churning issue. In late 2012 through our policy consultation contract with ACHI, AHCD joined with Arkansas Medicaid to fund a study by RAND Health to estimate the economic impact of Marketplace establishment and Medicaid expansion in Arkansas as allowed under ACA. This study also provided updated estimates of the numbers expected to enroll in the new Marketplace. xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx/MiscDocs/130103RAND%20Final.pdf (Appendix A) Also by late 2012, Manatt had provided AHCD with three potential continuity of coverage options to discuss with the Insurance Commissioner, Medicaid Director, Surgeon General and diverse state stakeholder groups that led to a more expansive contract with Manatt and its subcontractor, Optumas, to do more in-depth research in an expedited manner with a goal of selecting a viable option and implementing it in advance of FFE Open Enrollment. Manatt and Optumas c...
Key Findings of Background Research. The background research necessary for planning an exchange in Kentucky, including an assessment of the number of insured and uninsured individuals in the Commonwealth, current health insurance market status, and identification of the number and characteristics of potential users, was conducted by University of Kentucky (UK) Department of Biostatistics and Department of Health Services Management. The final research report was submitted to the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) in August 2011
Key Findings of Background Research. Sharing Expertise Background research is at the foundation of decision-making and policy development for the California Exchange. In 2011, the California Exchange adopted and consistently uses an evidence-based policymaking framework to guide decision-making as illustrated in Figure 2.
